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Discipline

Nov. 19, 2009

Ex-Prosecutor Seeks To Regain License

Disgraced former Santa Clara County prosecutor Benjamin Field should regain his right to practice the law because he did not violate defendants' rights, his attorney told a disciplinary panel Tuesday.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Disgraced former Santa Clara County prosecutor Benjamin Field should regain his right to practice law because he did not violate defendants' rights, his attorney told a State Bar disciplinary panel Tuesday. But Bar officials countered Field's misconduct was deliberate.

Arguing before a three-judge panel in the Review Department, defense attorney Allen Ru...

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